

With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
1927 · Movie · 1h 15m
Western
Overview
The story of a controversial white settlement in 1860s Spirit Lake, Iowa. Unbowed by the encroachment, Chief Sitting Bull vows to reclaim the land of his fathers. A long-thought-lost film finally surfaces after being unseen for over eight decades. Created and copyrighted by Sunset Productions in 1925 but not released until June 15, 1927, this silent epic features the superior Native American actor Chief Yowlachie (performing here under the name Chief Yowlache) as Sitting Bull.
Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
Key crew
- Robert N. BradburyDirector
Cast
- Bryant WashburnDonald Keefe
- Chief YowlachieSitting Bull
- Anne SchaeferMame Mulcain
- Jay MorleyPat Mulcain
- Shirley PalmerCeila Moore
- James O'NeillElder Indian (as James O'Neil)
- Bob SteeleBob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
- Fred WarrenHappy Hartz
- Leon De La MotheJohn Mulcain (as Leon Kent)
- Lucille BallartMary Moore (as Lucille Balart)
- Thomas G. LinghamParson Rogers (as Thomas Lingham)
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Themes
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